Pin for securing ladies&#39; hats.



M. OONIGRAVE. PIN FOR SECURING LADIES HATS.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 14, 1910.

985,976 Patented M21127, 1911.

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MOSTYN CONIGRAVE, OF COOLGARIDIE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA.

PIN FOR SECURING LADIES HATS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MosrYN OONIGRAVE, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at Technical School of Mines, Coolgardie, in the county of Jaurdi, State of lVestern Australia, Commonwealth of Australia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements Relating to Pins for Securing Ladies Hats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hat fasteners comprising a two legged pin penetrating but one side of a hat, and means for attaching such pin to the hat.

By this invention a cheap and efficient hat fastener is produced wherein the two legs of the pin are caused to converge when thrust into the hair thereby locking the pin to the hair without disarranging the latter.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure 1 is a view of the two legged pin forming part of the fastener. Fig. 2 is a front view of the combination guide and lock for the pin. Fig. 3 is a similar view of a modified guide and lock. Fig. 1 is a plan of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation of a hat with two of my novel fasteners, the pins being shown in the position they occupy when retaining the hat to the head. Fig. 6 is a sectional plan of a portion of a hat with the fastener applied, showing how the pin legs converge.

On reference to the drawings it will be seen (Fig. 1) that the pin has two legs 2, 2, united on the outer end by an ornamental head or ring 3, and adjacent the point iof each leg is an expanded portion 5. These expanded portions may not be directly opposite each other and the legs of the pin are farther apart at the head or ring end than at the points to insure them meeting in the hair. If necessary the legs may be bent to attain this end.

l/Vith the pin is used a combination guide and lock attached to the side of the hat. The guide and lock (Fig. 2) consists of a fiat plate 6 in which are two vertical slots or passageways 7 each of sufficient width to prevent the passage of a pin leg. At the top of each passageway is an enlargement 8 to permit the expanded portion of the pin leg to pass; and at the bottom of each vertical slot or passageway is a horizontal passageway 9. The distance between the outer ends of the horizontal passageways is Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 14, 1910.

i 1 l l i Patented Mar. *1, 1911.

Serial No. 549,329.

slightly less than the distance between the pin legs at the head or ring end. From the plate protrude tongues 10, which pass through the hat and are bent and locked to the same. Or the vertical slots or passageways 7 may be dispensed with and a plate 11 (Fig. 3) having a horizontal passageways 12 only be used. Each passageway I 12 has at its inner end an enlargement 13. From the plate 11 protrude tongues 14. The guide and lock is attached to the hat by the said tongues. the hat. The legs 2 of the pin are then converged by the fingers and the expanded portions 5 entered through the enlargements 8 (Fig. 2), and are then passed downwardly through the vertical passageways 7 into the horizontal passageways 9 and bear against the ends thereof; (or if the vertical passage ways 7 be dispensed with the expanded portions are passed through the enlargements 13 (Fig. 3) and into the horizontal passageways 12),*the expanded portions 5 then prevent accidental removal of the pin from the guide. hen the hat is placed upon the head the pin is pushed inwardly and the two legs 2 not only pass into the hair but are forced to converge by the guide and therefore grip the hair between them, as indicated in Fig. 6. hen it is desired to release the hat the head or ring 3 is pulled outwardly and the legs 2 separate. The pin may be used horizontally as shown in Fig. 5, or vertically with one pin leg above the other.

I claim:

1. In a hat fastener, a pin having two parallel legs each having an expanded portion near its point, and a guide attached to the hat having slots for the passage of the pin legs, the outermost ends of said slots being separated slightly less than the normal distance apart of the pin legs whereby the pin legs are caused to converge when pushed into the hair.

2. In fasteners for securing ladies hats, the combination of a guide and lock consisting of a plate having two horizontal slots or passageways, and a vertical slot or passageway at and connecting with the inner end of each horizontal slot, and an enlargement at the upper end of each vertical slot; with a two legged pin having an expanded portion near the point of each leg adapted to be inserted through the said enlarge- It may be attached outside ments, the legs of the pins being spaced I In testimony whereof I afiix my signaapart slightly more than the outer ends of ture in the presence of two subscribing Witsaid horizontal slots and normally confined nesses. in and guided by the horizontal slots Where- IJOSTYN CONIGRAVE' by the legs are caused to converge When Witnesses: pushed through the plate into the hair, sub- JOHN KAY HALL, stantially as described. I. G. V. BEARS.

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Washington, D. C. 

